This role is part of the Corporate Relations function that brings together professional communicators, brand experts, government relations professionals and specialists in non-technical risk and social performance to work with commercial and technical colleagues and deliver Shell’s business strategy. The CR team will bring external analysis and perspectives to business decisions, communicate Shell to the world and drive Shell’s brand and reputation.

CR Financial Analyst role is a pivotal element of the Operations Team, which ensures CR as a function has access to the Finance Experts and can stay compliant with the financial principles. Drawing on a strong base of professional excellence, we aspire to be the best at achieving successful integrated outcomes for the business through effective engagement and communication with stakeholders and audiences.

Purpose:

The successful candidate will be the focal point for wide scope of Requisition to Pay (RtP) activities across financial teams. This position will be focused on delivering quality financial support, aligning with the budget plans for the function. We are looking for a strong business partnering professional and stakeholder manager with the ability to effectively prioritise business objectives against own capacity and delivering clarity on the financial process. Further responsibilities include acting as process gate-keeper and trusted advisor to stakeholders from own area.

In the role, execution of effective, efficient Requisition-to-Pay (RtP) and Budget Management support is expected. On a daily basis, the role will provide transactional RtP support and coaching to support/admin staff in other CR business units. Hence, the role is intended as focal point for GSAP, SERP and other ERPs, to onboard new users, solve errors and fix problems.

The role requires capacity to work across boundaries and seek improvements, while being compliant with the process principles. A successful candidate would need to maintain and further improve on proper budget management and good payment performance across the function, which will be done with regular cooperation with the Planning Team in CR. Apart from system/admin tasks, the role requires upskilling stakeholders and peers in the team and providing regular updates on budget/invoices performance. Ability to communicate with stakeholders with no previous experience with financial processes will be pivotal in establishing and maintaining a strong and stable relationship with project managers. The overall aim of the role is to own the CR finance process for respective VPship.

Dimensions:

• Reports to CR Operations Team Lead while keeping strong dotted lines to respective VPs in the function.
• No direct reports
• Holds responsibility for the RtP process, provides coaching and troubleshooting for Project Managers and admin/support staff in other CR teams
• Has multiple interfaces with local and global teams including Shell Business Operations in Chennai, Manila, Contracting & Procurement, Accounts Payable.
• Provides ongoing back-up support for peers in the Team.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Primary support for RtP and Budget management for Corporate Relations
• Provide financial insights, including live tracker tracker, accruals preparations, tracking of services delivery & invoices; acting as single focal to various teams in Finance.
• Act as the CR Subject Matter Expert for RtP and related areas such as C&P, IQN, Intercompany/IG Billing, ECP, Master Data, VS&A, Cash Management, Accounts Payable, Account Receivable, Manual of Authority (MOA), Finance, ERP processes
• Act as the primary CR RtP focal point to liaise with C&P, IQN team, IG billing team (Receivable/Payable), Finance, Master Data team, Cash Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, ECP recipient in other entities/countries, and Ethics & Compliance.
• Act as Record Focal Point (RFP) to declare SOWs and Contracts
• Act as Contracts Manager for CR function, supporting creation and monitoring of external supplier Contracts and Purchase Orders.
• Monitor and follow up on outstanding payments and oversees the trouble shooting of invoice issues such as chasing, disputes, rejections
• Coach and support CR staff on RtP processes.  Promote best compliance process through learning sessions, best practice sharing, regular issues escalation and remediation process.
• Compile and synthesise complex financial data into usable insights and analysis
• Lead interfaces with key internal and external stakeholders to influence outcomes
• Deliver fit for purpose training to staff and prepare them for any upcoming budgetary activities
• Provide high quality payment data for internal assurance.
• Communicate and influence confidently in a simple manner, drawing on professional expertise, relevant data & evidence.